About Joe Lake
Lived 1881 – 1950 (aged 69). Joe Lake was an American baseball player.
Joseph Henry Lake (January 6, 1881 – June 30, 1950) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1913. He played for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers. Lake made his major league debut on April 21, 1908; his final game was five years later on August 25, 1913. Lake's key pitches were the spitball and the fastball.
Lake retired from baseball in 1917 and moved to work as an electrician for Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn. He retired from that job in 1947. Lake was a patient at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for three weeks until his death on June 30, 1950. His burial was held at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.
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Who was Joe Lake?
Major League Baseball pitcher
When was Joe Lake born?
Joe Lake was born on 6 January 1881 in Brooklyn.
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Joe Lake died on 30 June 1950 in Brooklyn.
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Joe Lake was a baseball player.
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Joe Lake was American.
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MLA: "Joe Lake." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-lake/.
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